While you won’t use it as your primary weapon for dealing damage to The Elder, he does have a move that spawns tons of roots near you and you’ll need to clear them out quickly. Slightly more useful is the bronze atgeir. You can bring along a bronze shield if you want a little bit of extra safety, but The Elder doesn’t have many easy-to-block attacks, so you’ll mostly avoid getting hit, rather than blocking.
There are also a couple of optional weapons for The Elder as well. Image: Iron Gate Studio/Coffee Stain Publishing via Polygon This boss can have quite a bit of health, so bring at least 100 fire arrows - but even 200 wouldn’t be a bad idea. Bring in plenty of regular arrows, but your main priority should be fire arrows - it’s a tree, which makes fire its natural enemy. This will be the primary item you use to damage The Elder. The other weapon that’s an absolute necessity is a fine wood bow. You could also use a bronze axe as your primary weapon on this fight, but you’ll definitely want it to be fully upgraded (level 4) if you’re taking that route. Weapons: bronze, bows, arrows, and shieldsĪt the minimum have something bladed like a bronze sword with a couple of upgrades. Bronze can take quite a while to get, so we’ve put together a few recommendations about where to spend it best and what else you’ll need to gather for the fight.
Since The Elder is the final boss of the black forest, you’ll want to gather plenty of bronze - the biome’s metal - to prepare for the fight. The Elder is a giant tree boss and is a lot more complicated to take on than Eikthyr was, but we’ve got a few tips and tricks to help give you a slight edge over this ruler of the forest. But once you’ve finished exploring and gathering your gear, the black forest’s final challenge awaits: The Elder.
While you’re there, you’ll have all kinds of new things to explore including, new buildings, new equipment, and the ability to smelt bronze. Once you’ve taken down Eikthyr, Valheim’s first boss, you can venture into the black forest.